I took this picture of The Gloucester Arms in Oxford in 2002.
You should be able to see that it had a fair amount of Celtic styled decoration as part of its exterior design. In fact they're the sort of patterns you might see on old rock music album covers or even as tattoos on bikers. So it's not too much of a surprise to know that the pub was indeed a hangout for rockers at the time.
I'm talking about it in the past tense because the place closed down a couple of years ago and is now a drinking den called The White Rabbit and so all the Celtic symbolism has disappeared.
Not sure if the rockers have disappeared too mind you because those of you who know your rock music history will know that 60's band Jefferson Airplane released a record called "White Rabbit" which has since gone on to become a famous anthem amongst rockers. So you never know, perhaps it's the same owners - but they're just being a bit more subtle!!
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